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Hit and Run Driver Kills Woman in Wheelchair: Miami Police

A hit and run driver struck and killed a woman in a motorized wheelchair in Miami early Sunday morning, police said.

Takesha Shawanna Hayes, 39, was trying to cross NW 54th Street near 3rd Avenue with her wheelchair around 2:45 a.m., according to Miami Police. That's when she was struck by a driver who then took off.

"Definitely speed was a factor here," said Miami Police Detective Dino Thompson. "That played a major role in this incident."

Hayes died at the scene. Police do not yet have a description of the hit and run vehicle.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Miami Police Traffic Homicide Unit at (305) 603-6525, or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS (8477).

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